J.Lyons and Co.[0] were doing this in 1951. LEO[1], probably the first business computer, was built to collate data from Lyons Tea Houses to calculate how many

J.Lyons and Co.[0] were doing this in 1951. LEO[1], probably the first business computer, was built to collate data from Lyons Tea Houses to calculate how many cakes to bake overnight amongst other things. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Lyons_and_Co http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Lyons_and_Co. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEO_(computer) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEO_(computer)